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List of Impacts
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This is a list of every known impact with the Earth that has cause significant damage. Most of these have been identified from impact craters, however, some of the most recent and the smallest collisions have been witnessed by humans. The Tunguska and Brazil events were both air blasts and did not produce a crater on the Earth's surface. The radii given for these events correspond to the damage to forests.
Because even large impact craters are difficult to identify this list is unlikely to be complete. The crater information comes from the Canadian Geological Survey. Uncertainties in the age of craters arise due to errors in the dating techniques used and are shown as + or - the number of years.
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Name |
Location |
Age |
Size |
Amguid |
Algeria |
<100 kyr |
450 m |
Tin Bider |
Algeria |
<70.0 Myr |
6.0 km |
Ouarkziz |
Algeria |
<70.0 Myr |
3.5 km |
Talemzane |
Algeria |
<3.0 Myr |
1.75 km |
Rio Cuarto |
Argentina |
<100 kyr |
4.5 km |
Campo Del Cielo |
Argentina |
4 +/- 0.004 kyr |
50 m |
Dalgaranga |
Western Australia, Australia |
27 kyr |
21 m |
Strangways |
Northern Territory, Australia |
<470.0 Myr |
25.0 km |
Spider |
Western Australia, Australia |
>570.0 Myr |
13.0 km |
Goat Paddock |
Western Australia, Australia |
<50.0 Myr |
5.1 km |
Gosses Bluff |
Northern Territory, Australia |
142.5 +/- 0.8 Myr |
22.0 km |
Henbury |
Northern Territory, Australia |
<5 kyr |
157 m |
Goyder |
Northern Territory, Australia |
>136.0 Myr |
3.0 km |
Kelly West |
Northern Territory, Australia |
>550.0 Myr |
10.0 km |
Piccaninny |
Western Australia, Australia |
<360.0 Myr |
7.0 km |
Lawn Hill |
Queensland, Australia |
>515.0 Myr |
18.0 km |
Liverpool |
Northern Territory, Australia |
150.0 +/- 70 Myr |
1.6 km |
Acraman |
South Australia, Australia |
>450.0 Myr |
90.0 km |
Mount Toondina |
South Australia, Australia |
<110.0 Myr |
4.0 km |
Shoemaker |
Western Australia, Australia |
1.63 +/- 5 Ga |
30.0 km |
Wolfe Creek |
Western Australia, Australia |
<300 kyr |
875 m |
Connolly Basin |
Western Australia, Australia |
<60.0 Myr |
9.0 km |
Tookoonooka |
Queensland, Australia |
128.0 +/- 5 Myr |
55.0 km |
Boxhole |
Northern Territory, Australia |
30 +/- 0.0005 kyr |
170 m |
Veevers |
Western Australia, Australia |
<1.0 Myr |
80 m |
Logoisk |
Belarus |
40.0 +/- 5 Myr |
17.0 km |
Brazil* |
Brazil |
1930 AD |
20.0 km |
Araguainha Dome |
Brazil |
247.0 +/- 5.5 Myr |
40.0 km |
Riachao Ring |
Brazil |
<200.0 Myr |
4.5 km |
Serra da Cangalha |
Brazil |
<300.0 Myr |
12.0 km |
Vargeao Dome |
Brazil |
<70.0 Myr |
12.0 km |
Maple Creek |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
75.0 +/- 75 Myr |
6.0 km |
Gow |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
<250.0 Myr |
5.0 km |
Montagnais |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
50.5 +/- 0.76 Myr |
45.0 km |
Ile Rouleau |
Quebec, Canada |
<300.0 Myr |
4.0 km |
Presqu'&icrc;le |
Quebec, Canada |
<500.0 Myr |
24.0 km |
Haughton |
Northwest Territories, Canada |
23.0 +/- 1 Myr |
24.0 km |
La Moinerie |
Quebec, Canada |
400.0 +/- 50 Myr |
8.0 km |
Pilot |
Northwest Territories, Canada |
445.0 +/- 2 Myr |
6.0 km |
Wanapitei |
Ontario, Canada |
35.3 +/- 2 Myr |
7.5 km |
West Hawk |
Manitoba, Canada |
100.0 +/- 50 Myr |
2.44 km |
Nicholson |
Northwest Territories, Canada |
<400.0 Myr |
12.5 km |
Manicouagan |
Quebec, Canada |
214.0 +/- 1 Myr |
100.0 km |
Elbow |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
395.0 +/- 25 Myr |
8.0 km |
Clearwater West |
Quebec, Canada |
290.0 +/- 20 Myr |
36.0 km |
Couture |
Quebec, Canada |
430.0 +/- 25 Myr |
8.0 km |
Sudbury |
Ontario, Canada |
1.85 +/- 3 Ga |
250.0 km |
Deep Bay |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
100.0 +/- 50 Myr |
13.0 km |
Clearwater East |
Quebec, Canada |
290.0 +/- 20 Myr |
26.0 km |
Eagle Butte |
Alberta, Canada |
<65.0 Myr |
10.0 km |
Holleford |
Ontario, Canada |
550.0 +/- 100 Myr |
2.35 km |
Charlevoix |
Quebec, Canada |
357.0 +/- 15 Myr |
54.0 km |
New Quebec |
Quebec, Canada |
1.4 +/- 0.1 Myr |
3.44 km |
Slate Islands |
Ontario, Canada |
~450.0 Myr |
30.0 km |
Carswell |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
115.0 +/- 10 Myr |
39.0 km |
Mistastin |
Newfoundland, Canada |
36.4 +/- 4 Myr |
28.0 km |
Saint Martin |
Manitoba, Canada |
220.0 +/- 32 Myr |
40.0 km |
Viewfield |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
190.0 +/- 20 Myr |
2.5 km |
Brent |
Ontario, Canada |
450.0 +/- 30 Myr |
3.8 km |
Steen River |
Alberta, Canada |
95.0 +/- 7 Myr |
25.0 km |
Aorounga |
Chad |
<345.0 Myr |
12.6 km |
Gweni-Fada |
Chad |
<345.0 Myr |
14.0 km |
Monturaqui |
Chile |
<1.0 Myr |
460 m |
Kaalijärvi |
Estonia |
4 +/- 0.001 kyr |
110 m |
Kärdla |
Estonia |
455.0 Myr |
4.0 km |
Ilumetsa |
Estonia |
>2 kyr |
80 m |
Lappajärvi |
Finland |
77.3 +/- 0.4 Myr |
23.0 km |
Lumparn |
Finland |
~1 Ga |
9.0 km |
Karikkoselkä |
Finland |
<1.88 Myr |
1.5 km |
Iso-Naakkima |
Finland |
>1 Ga |
3.0 km |
Söderfjärden |
Finland |
~600.0 Myr |
5.5 km |
Sääksjärvi |
Finland |
~560.0 Myr |
6.0 km |
Suvasvesi N |
Finland |
<1 Ga |
4.0 km |
Rochechouart |
France |
214.0 +/- 8 Myr |
23.0 km |
Steinheim |
Germany |
15.0 +/- 1 Myr |
3.8 km |
Ries |
Germany |
15.0 +/- 1 Myr |
24.0 km |
Bosumtwi |
Ghana |
1.03 +/- 0.02 Myr |
10.5 km |
Lonar |
India |
52 +/- 0.006 kyr |
1.83 km |
Bigach |
Kazakhstan |
6.0 +/- 3 Myr |
7.0 km |
Shunak |
Kazakhstan |
12.0 +/- 5 Myr |
3.1 km |
Zhamanshin |
Kazakhstan |
900 +/- 0.1 kyr |
13.5 km |
Chiyli |
Kazakhstan |
46.0 +/- 7 Myr |
5.5 km |
Dobele |
Latvia |
300.0 +/- 35 Myr |
4.5 km |
B.P. Structure |
Libya |
<120.0 Myr |
3.2 km |
Oasis |
Libya |
<120.0 Myr |
18.0 km |
Vepriai |
Lithuania |
160.0 +/- 30 Myr |
8.0 km |
Mizarai |
Lithuania |
570.0 +/- 50 Myr |
5.0 km |
Aouelloul |
Mauritania |
3.1 +/- 0.3 Myr |
390 m |
Tenoumer |
Mauritania |
2.5 +/- 0.5 Myr |
1.9 km |
Chicxulub |
Yucatan, Mexico |
64.98 +/- 0.05 Myr |
170.0 km |
Tabun-Khara-Obo |
Mongolia |
>1.8 Myr |
1.3 km |
Roter Kamm |
Namibia |
3.7 +/- 0.3 Myr |
2.5 km |
Gardnos |
Norway |
500.0 +/- 10 Myr |
5.0 km |
Mjølnir |
Norway |
143.0 +/- 20 Myr |
40.0 km |
Morasko |
Poland |
10 kyr |
100 m |
Sobolev |
Russia |
<1 kyr |
53 m |
Chukcha |
Russia |
<70.0 Myr |
6.0 km |
Tunguska* |
Siberia, Russia |
1908 AD |
25.0 km |
Gusev |
Russia |
49.0 +/- 0.2 Myr |
3.5 km |
Suavjarvi |
Russia |
2.4 Ga |
16.0 km |
Kaluga |
Russia |
380.0 +/- 10 Myr |
15.0 km |
El'gygytgyn |
Russia |
3.5 +/- 0.5 Myr |
18.0 km |
Kursk |
Russia |
250.0 +/- 80 Myr |
5.5 km |
Mishina Gora |
Russia |
<360.0 Myr |
4.0 km |
Beyenchime-Salaatin |
Russia |
<65.0 Myr |
8.0 km |
Macha |
Russia |
<7 kyr |
300 m |
Logancha |
Russia |
25.0 +/- 20 Myr |
20.0 km |
Popigai |
Russia |
35.0 +/- 5 Myr |
100.0 km |
Jänisjärvi |
Russia |
698.0 +/- 22 Myr |
14.0 km |
Karla |
Russia |
<10.0 Myr |
12.0 km |
Puchezh-Katunki |
Russia |
175.0 +/- 3 Myr |
80.0 km |
Ust-Kara |
Russia |
73.0 +/- 3 Myr |
25.0 km |
Kara |
Russia |
73.0 +/- 3 Myr |
65.0 km |
Kamensk |
Russia |
49.0 +/- 0.2 Myr |
25.0 km |
Sikhote Alin |
Russia |
1947 AD |
27 m |
Ragozinka |
Russia |
55.0 +/- 5 Myr |
9.0 km |
Wabar |
Saudi Arabia |
6 +/- 0.002 kyr |
116 m |
Pretoria Saltpan |
South Africa |
220 +/- 0.052 kyr |
1.13 km |
Kalkkop |
South Africa |
<1.8 Myr |
640 m |
Morokweng |
South Africa |
145.0 +/- 0.8 Myr |
70.0 km |
Vredefort |
South Africa |
2.023 +/- 4 Ga |
300.0 km |
Azuara |
Spain |
~40.0 Myr |
30.0 km |
Dellen |
Sweden |
89.0 +/- 2.7 Myr |
19.0 km |
Tvären |
Sweden |
>455.0 Myr |
2.0 km |
Granby |
Sweden |
470.0 Myr |
3.0 km |
Mien |
Sweden |
121.0 +/- 2.3 Myr |
9.0 km |
Siljan |
Sweden |
368.0 +/- 1.1 Myr |
52.0 km |
Lockne |
Sweden |
>455.0 Myr |
7.5 km |
Kara-Kul |
Tajikistan |
<5.0 Myr |
52.0 km |
Odessa |
Texas, U.S.A. |
<50 kyr |
168 m |
Glover Bluff |
Wisconsin, U.S.A. |
<500.0 Myr |
8.0 km |
Newporte |
North Dakota, U.S.A. |
<500.0 Myr |
3.2 km |
Manson |
Iowa, U.S.A. |
73.8 +/- 0.3 Myr |
35.0 km |
Beaverhead |
Montana, U.S.A. |
~600.0 Myr |
60.0 km |
Marquez |
Texas, U.S.A. |
58.0 +/- 2 Myr |
13.0 km |
Kentland |
Indiana, U.S.A. |
<97.0 Myr |
13.0 km |
Middlesboro |
Kentucky, U.S.A. |
<300.0 Myr |
6.0 km |
Avak |
Alaska, U.S.A. |
>95.0 Myr |
12.0 km |
Wells Creek |
Tennessee, U.S.A. |
200.0 +/- 100 Myr |
12.0 km |
Ames |
Oklahoma, U.S.A. |
470.0 +/- 30 Myr |
16.0 km |
Barringer |
Arizona, U.S.A. |
49 +/- 0.003 kyr |
1.186 km |
Haviland |
Kansas, U.S.A. |
<1 kyr |
15 m |
Flynn Creek |
Tennessee, U.S.A. |
360.0 +/- 20 Myr |
3.55 km |
Glasford |
Illinois, U.S.A. |
<430.0 Myr |
4.0 km |
Decaturville |
Missouri, U.S.A. |
<300.0 Myr |
6.0 km |
Crooked Creek |
Missouri, U.S.A. |
320.0 +/- 80 Myr |
7.0 km |
Sierra Madera |
Texas, U.S.A. |
<100.0 Myr |
13.0 km |
Serpent Mound |
Ohio, U.S.A. |
<320.0 Myr |
8.0 km |
Des Plaines |
Illinois, U.S.A. |
<280.0 Myr |
8.0 km |
Chesapeake Bay |
Virginia, U.S.A. |
35.5 +/- 0.6 Myr |
85.0 km |
Red Wing |
North Dakota, U.S.A. |
200.0 +/- 25 Myr |
9.0 km |
Upheaval Dome |
Utah, U.S.A. |
<65.0 Myr |
10.0 km |
Rotmistrovka |
Ukraine |
140.0 +/- 20 Myr |
2.7 km |
Ilyinets |
Ukraine |
395.0 +/- 5 Myr |
4.5 km |
Boltysh |
Ukraine |
88.0 +/- 3 Myr |
24.0 km |
Obolon' |
Ukraine |
215.0 +/- 25 Myr |
15.0 km |
Zapadnaya |
Ukraine |
115.0 +/- 10 Myr |
4.0 km |
Zeleny Gai |
Ukraine |
120.0 +/- 20 Myr |
2.5 km |
Ternovka |
Ukraine |
350.0 Myr |
15.0 km |
Calvin |
Michigan, USA |
450.0 +/- 10 Myr |
8.5 km |
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